
Mario Brega
Mario Brega (25 March 1923 – 23 July 1994) was an Italian character actor. His heavy build meant that he regularly portrayed a thug in his films, particularly earlier in his career in westerns. Later in his career, however, he featured in numerous Italian comedy films. Brega stood at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and well over 250 pounds (110 kg) at his heaviest but after the 1960s slimmed down significantly. Brega was born in Rome. He was a butcher before he drifted into acting, where his heavy physique ensured him a plethora of character roles. Debuting with director Dino Risi, he then played some minor roles in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Western movies: A Fistful of Dollars, as Chico; For a Few Dollars More, as Niño; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as Corporal Wallace; and also as a gangster in Once Upon a Time in America. He appeared in many other Spaghetti Westerns, including Death Rides a Horse, The Great Silence, and My Name is Nobody. Later in his career he had comical roles with director Carlo Verdone, such as in Un sacco bello and Talcum Powder. He died of heart attack in Rome in 1994. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Brega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
69 acting credits
Acting · 69

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966

Once Upon a Time in America
1984

For a Few Dollars More
1965

A Fistful of Dollars
1964

My Name Is Nobody
1973

The Great Silence
1968

Death Rides a Horse
1967

Sogni e bisogni
1985

Il mondo dei miracoli
1959

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
1975

Destruction Force
1977

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
1968

The Divorce
1970

Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1964

The Strange Type
1963

March on Rome
1962

Fun Is Beautiful
1980

Talcum Powder
1982

Bianco, rosso e Verdone
1981

I motorizzati
1962

The Ugly Ones
1966

Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
1964

Too Much
1986

Charleston
1974

Man Who Cried for Revenge
1968

A Dangerous Toy
1979

The Monsters
1963

Two hearts, a Chapel
1975

Let's Talk About Women
1964

Christmas Holidays
1983

The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
1968

Halleluja for Django
1967

Cannabis
1970

Montecarlo Gran Casinò
1987

Detective School Dropouts
1986

Sotto a chi tocca!
1972

Gli scontenti
1961

The Last Round
1976

A Girl in Australia
1971

El Puro
1969

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
1983

Pierino the Pest to the Rescue
1982

Decameron II
1972

The Cat
1977

Convoy Buddies
1975

Amarsi un po'...
1984
Crack
1991

Death Knocks Twice
1969

Why
1971

A Noose for Django
1969

Day by Day, Desperately
1961

Eighteen in the Sun
1962

An Angel for Satan
1966

The Hours of Love
1963

Una vacanza del cactus
1981

Man of Straw
1958

No Diamonds for Ursula
1967

Finders Killers
1971

How Beautiful Is Bernarda, All Black, All Hot
1975

Date for a Murder
1967

Seven Savage Men
1975

Cronache del '22
1961

The Lusty Wives of Canterbury
1972

Basta con la guerra... facciamo l'amore
1974

Mafia Things
1971

Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
1973

The Mascot of the Blue Devils
1947

Αγώνας χωρίς τέλος
1978

Pè sempe
1982